At least 11 killed in Montenegro shooting: public broadcaster

Podgorica, Montenegro, Aug 12 (AFP/APP): At least 11 people were killed during a mass shooting in Montenegro’s central city of Cetinje on Friday, the country’s public broadcaster said. “Eleven people were killed, while six were wounded, including a member of the police,” Montenegro’s public broadcaster […]

Ireland v Afghanistan 3rd T20 scores

Belfast, Aug 12 (AFP/APP): Brief scores from the third Twenty20 international between Ireland and Afghanistan on Friday: At Belfast Afghanistan 189-5, 20 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 53, Najibullah Zadran 42; J Little 2-29) v Ireland 167-9, 20 overs (G Dockrell 58 no, F Hand 36; Naveen-ul-Haq […]

Journalist Shamim Ahmed Rizvi Passes away

ISLAMABAD, Aug 12 (APP): Renowned Journalist Syed Shamim Ahmed Rizvi Passed away on Thursday night in Islamabad. Rizvi started his journalistic carrier with eminent Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz in Pakistan Times and served in daily Muslim, Pakistan Observer, Pakistan Gulf Economic and Financial Times. […]

Sadr opponents announce rival Baghdad sit-in

Baghdad, Aug 12 (AFP/APP): Supporters of Iraq’s pro-Iran Coordination Framework began their own Baghdad sit-in Friday in riposte to a sit-in outside parliament by the rival Sadrist movement launched two weeks ago. In a statement read out to thousands of supporters gathered on one of […]

WTA Toronto results

Toronto, Canada, Aug 12 (AFP/APP): Results from Friday in the WTA Toronto tournament (x denotes seed; players representing Russia and Belarus are banned from competing under the name or flag of their countries): Quarter-finals Simona Halep (ROM x15) bt Coco Gauff (USA x10) 6-4, 7-6 […]

Firefighters contain French blazes but caution reigns

Hostens, France, Aug 12 (AFP/APP): A huge fire that has devastated swathes of southwestern France appeared contained on Friday as French and foreign firefighters worked flat out, but blistering temperatures made victory uncertain, local authorities said. The 40-kilometre (25-mile) active fire front in the Gironde […]

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